HUN Party

HUN Party
ХҮН нам
AbbreviationХҮН
LeaderTogmidyn Dorjkhand
FoundedNovember 5, 2011 (2011-11-05)
HeadquartersUlaanbaatar
IdeologyLiberalism
Political positionCentre-right
National affiliationRight Person Electorate Coalition (2020–2024)
Colors  Purple
SloganFor the Mongolian people (English)
Монгол хүний төлөө (Mongolian)
State Great Khural
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Website
http://www.hunnam.mn

HUN Party (Mongolian: ХҮН нам) is a centre-right political party[1][2] in Mongolia.[3] Founded in 2011, as the National Labour Party, the party branded itself as a newcomer to Mongolian politics with an emphasis on human-centred policies, anti-corruption and transparency.[4][5] In 2020, it holds one seat[6] in the State Great Khural in coalition with Social Democratic Party and Justice Party as Right Person Electorate Coalition.[7] In 2022, the National Labour Party changed the party name to HUN Party and declared the party's political position as centre-right.[8]

Previously a minor party without any seats in the parliament, the party started rapidly gaining traction in the Mongolian politics with a variety of factors contributing to its rise, including the merger of the ex-President Nambaryin Enkhbayar's party, which had previously been the third largest in the country, with the Mongolian People's Party (MPP), the split of the Democratic Party, which had been the main opposition to the MPP, into pro- and anti-Battulga factions and the party composition, including its leader Togmidyn Dorjkhand, being widely seen as competent and well-educated. The party performs well among young people in urban areas[9] as it is regarded as progressive outfit of young and well-educated Mongolian professionals.[10]

Mongolian expats also heavily support the party, with over 75% of the expat voters supporting Dangaasurengiin Enkhbat, the party's nomination for the 2021 presidential election.[11]

It is the only party with a seat in both the parliament and the municipal councils except the mainstream two parties: the Mongolian People's Party and the Democratic Party. In the 2021 presidential election, the party obtained the second place with over 20% of the total ballots, outnumbering the Democratic Party as the main rival to the MPP for the first time in the country's politics.[12] With the current Constitutional Court ruling that overturned its 2016 decision to ban proportional voting and the MPP's willingness to increase the number of seats in the parliament through a Constitutional amendment, the prospects of the Hun party looks increasingly bright in the future.[13]

  1. ^ Lkhasuren, Misheel (May 2, 2022). "HUN Party to develop Mongolia in new way". UB Post. Archived from the original on July 24, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Хөдөлмөрийн үндэсний нам нэрээ "ХҮН" болгон өөрчилж, барууны үзэл баримтлалтай болсноо зарлалаа". www..mn.
  3. ^ "Хөдөлмөрийн үндэсний нам /ХҮН/ - Улс төрийн намын бүртгэл". www.supremecourt.mn. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
  4. ^ "Товч танилцуулга". www..mn. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
  5. ^ Dierkes, Julian. "Guest Post: National Labour Party – Хөдөлмөрийн Үндэсний Нам | Mongolia Focus". Retrieved 2020-12-15.
  6. ^ "УИХ-ын 2020 оны сонгуулийн ҮР ДҮН". ikon.mn. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
  7. ^ ikon.mn (2020-03-21). ""Зөв хүн электорат" эвсэл байгуулснаа зарлалаа". ikon.mn. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
  8. ^ "Хөдөлмөрийн үндэсний нам нэрээ "ХҮН" болгон өөрчилж, барууны үзэл баримтлалтай болсноо зарлалаа". www..mn.
  9. ^ "УИХ-ын 2020 оны сонгуулийн ҮР ДҮН". ikon.mn. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  10. ^ Levick, Ewen (2020-12-01). "A new kid on the block vows to clean politics in Mongolia". Mongolia Weekly. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  11. ^ "Ерөнхийлөгчийн Сонгууль 2021". ikon.mn. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  12. ^ "Mongolia: Freedom in the World 2022 Country Report". Freedom House. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  13. ^ "New Constitutional Amendments in Mongolia: Real Reform or Political Opportunism?". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 2022-07-13.